East Cleveland, OH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In East Cleveland, OH Summary

Crime in East Cleveland research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in East Cleveland over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in East Cleveland:

  • There were 588 total crimes committed in East Cleveland in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,409.1 total crimes per 100K people in East Cleveland.
  • The overall crime rate in East Cleveland is 108.05% above the national average.
  • East Cleveland ranks #370 safest out of 387 cities in Ohio.
  • East Cleveland ranks #9,420 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

Additional research about crime in Ohio

East Cleveland Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in East Cleveland is 4,409.1 per 100,000 people. That's 108.05% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 138.99% higher than the Ohio total crime rate of 1,844.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
East Cleveland
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 588 4,409.1 1,844.9 2,119.2
Murder 5 37.5 5.0 5.0
Robbery 33 247.5 45.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 138 1,034.8 197.4 256.0
Violent Crime 188 1,409.7 293.7 359.0
Burglary 74 554.9 206.0 229.0
Larceny 200 1,499.7 1,132.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 126 944.8 212.5 259.0
Property Crime 400 2,999.4 1,551.2 1,760.0

East Cleveland Crime Compared To Ohio Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Ohio.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In East Cleveland

188
Violent Crimes
1,409.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
292.68%
Above The National Average
  • There were 188 violent crimes in East Cleveland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in East Cleveland is 1,409.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 70.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in East Cleveland each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 292.68% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 380.03% higher than the Ohio violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In East Cleveland

400
Property Crimes
2,999.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
70.42%
Above The National Average
  • There were 400 property crimes in East Cleveland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in East Cleveland is 2,999.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 33.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in East Cleveland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 70.42% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 93.35% higher than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,551.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around East Cleveland

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Euclid, OH 48,176 700 1,453.0 1,235.1 218.0
Strongsville, OH 45,600 618 1,355.3 1,282.9 72.4
Cleveland Heights, OH 43,853 680 1,550.6 1,299.8 250.8
Westlake, OH 34,189 232 678.6 649.3 29.2
North Olmsted, OH 31,532 335 1,062.4 999.0 63.4
Shaker Heights, OH 28,615 183 639.5 583.6 55.9
Solon, OH 23,736 203 855.2 800.5 54.8
Rocky River, OH 21,256 94 442.2 418.7 23.5
South Euclid, OH 21,255 432 2,032.5 1,825.5 207.0
Broadview Heights, OH 19,709 21 106.6 101.5 5.1

East Cleveland SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
2/10
Housing
3
Affordability
6
Diversity
6
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9
Education
4
Commute
7
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